california

Get to Know the 442nd Regimental Combat Team – Vegas Seven

In this week’s Green Felt Journal, I talk about a truly amazing group that recently visited Las Vegas: The men gathered in this room, however, are extraordinary. They are members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of the United States military. Read […]

Get to Know the 442nd Regimental Combat Team – Vegas Seven Read More »

Vegas Seven

States take the lead?

This story from the LA Times sums up what I’ve been saying about the prospects for Internet gaming in the new administration, and raises another possibility that I think is more realistic: At a time of war and economic troubles, legislation on Internet gambling may not be high on President-elect Barack Obama’s to-do list. But

States take the lead? Read More »

news about gambling

Gambling in Pasadena

Machine gambling used to be quite common in urban America, as this column from the Pasadena Star-News shows: Pasadena in 1937 was a gambling den of sorts. Slot machines and pinball machines that made cash payoffs were common in the business areas of town. But change was coming. The Pasadena Post wrote on March 13,

Gambling in Pasadena Read More »

gambling & culture

Garden Grove casino?

California Indian gaming is a $7 billion/year business already, but it would get substantially bigger, I think, if a casino popped up in the heart of Orange County. From the LA Times: Even in a city that has entertained the most improbable of dreams, the latest plan to woo tourists and big bucks to Garden

Garden Grove casino? Read More »

gambling & culture

Traveling again

It seems that I’m on the road once more. Today, I’m checkling in from the Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino in San Diego County. I’m doing some preliminary oral history interviews down here. It’s fascinating stuff. There’s nothing better than being able to listen to people who have been in the gaming industry longer

Traveling again Read More »

what's new

Casino Nation

There is an interesting article Forbes about the expansion of casino gaming: California is not the only state where gambling is on the ballot in November (indeed California alone has two initiatives), and it is not the only place where racetracks want to salvage their flagging business, which is based on one kind of gambling,

Casino Nation Read More »

news about gambling